Newbie with Backdraft Interest

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Hi Ace:
Welcome to the forum. If it's any consolation, I'm a newbie to this as well, but after months of reading and watching youtubes (admit it), I found the most helpful insight was actually talking to people that have the cars your interested in. At first I considered a FFR. Nice car and has a large following but was concerned about my mechanical abilities. I talked to a few that have SP's, and again, a pretty loyal fan base. I was pretty sure I was going to go the SP route, but that all changed when I saw the BDR. People mention the 92" on the BDR, but I guess it's just a matter of preference. I'm not skilled enough to look at the SP and BDR paint jobs and tell a difference. Both cars I saw were gorgeous. However, I did really like the extra room in the BDR and the ride better than the SP. I decided on the BDR after first, considering I don't have the ability to make a FFR look that nice personally and the FFR just rode diffrent than the SP and BDR, second I was not concerned with the 90" rule on the SP and lastly, the BDR was more in my price range. If I put the options on the BDR that are standard on the SP, it's almost a wash price range. Some options can wait and add them later if you want em. I never considered the 5.0 coyote.
A friend got me in contact with Radical Roadsters in Texas and James Yale has been very upfront and to the point in what I thought I wanted, versus what I actually bought regarding both the car and engine and what I wanted the car for. I probably would have made some pretty dumb mistakes by now if I hadn't talked to actual car owners that have the actual car's and James. I can't stress that enough.
Currently still waiting for my BDR #1344 to show up to Radical Roadsters (on a boat somewhere)so we can get the KeithCraft 408 and the TKO 600 in it and off to me here in Oklahoma. Hang in there and don't rush into anything. Talk to as many people as you can. I have been doing that and have met some really awesome people in the process.
Keep us posted.